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Out of Urgency is four different performances in four different countries which are interconnected by a common virtual thread. A here & now experience with a digital home. Audiences in four countries share an artistic experience, near and far. The theme revolves around local places and their inhabitants and how they are affected and changed by global trends; how Covid19 challenges, changes and creates new exciting movements, Movement out of Urgency. We meet and witness the shared experiences of dance artists in Russia, Norway, Finland and Sweden.

Out of Urgency create a structure of complex choreography of camera, bodies and screens that binds together four simultaneous performances. All four pieces will be site-responsive, exploring different performance contexts. The audience varies in size depending on the venue (and the government guidelines for legal gatherings at the time). The live performances are streamed over borders and are displayed simultaneously, coming together to create a whole unit. The performance is interactive with all places and dancers and the audiences take part in one and the same work from different perspectives.

Maya Mi Samuelsen is inspired by her home located at Karlsøya in Northern Norway.

Dance & choreography Jenny Schinkler, Mikael Marklund, Dimitri Melnikov, Susanna Voyushina, Maya Mi Samuelsen & Henna Räsänen Concept & direction Tanja Råman, Per Sundberg, John Collingswood Technical concept & technical John Collingwood, Jakob Granqvist, Jamie Bivard AD Timo Rinnevuo Project leader Erika Pekula Petterson (fl) & Per Sundberg Executive Marie Wårell Steering group Per Sundberg, Tina Eriksson-Fredriksson, Linda Adami, Joacim Gustafson, Clara West, Anna Björk, Rebecka Strand, Tanja Råman, John Collingswood, Solveig Leinan-Hermo, Marie Hermo Jensen & Sasha Kremenets

Dansinitiativets regional development project Dance artists in Barents forms the basis of the Moving Barents collaboration. The collaboration brings together 10 organizations that, through practical efforts, work towards a supportive and sustainable climate that strengthens the infrastructure for movement-based performing arts in the Barents region. The Moving Barents partners are: Dansinitiativet (S), Sweden National Touring Theatre, Norrlandsoperan (S), Dance in Västerbotten (S), Dance Consultant Norrbotten (S), Sweden National Touring Theater Norrbotten, Stellaris Dance Theater (NO), DanseFestival Barents (NO), TaikaBox (FI) and The Second School (RU).

Supported by: Swedish art Council, Region Norrbotten, Luleå Municipality, Region Västerbotten, Oulu City, Nordic Cultural Fund, Swedish Arts Grand Committee, Swedens National Touring Theater, Norrlandsoperan, Dance in Västerbotten & Dance Consultant Norrbotten.